A Daily Express article reported that the Prime Minister has proposed to bring thousands of migrants from Ceuta to the UK.
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- Full FactFalse. This story comes from a faked copy of the Daily Express website, and no such proposal has been reported by any real media, or announced by the government.
2026-08-25
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